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+# PROJECT_STATE.md
+
+Project: monitor  
+Version: v0.2.0  
+Updated: 2026-03-15 04:49:42
+
+## Project purpose
+
+Monitor is the OutsideTheBox pricing dashboard and oracle service.
+
+It serves two roles:
+
+1. Human-facing market dashboard for fiat and crypto lines
+2. Machine-facing oracle API for quote generation and billing integrations
+
+## Current live architecture
+
+Price providers
+-> oracle fetch/cache
+-> monitor backend
+-> nginx on tax
+-> webfront on mintme
+-> monitor.outsidethebox.top
+
+## Live backend components
+
+### Monitor backend
+- File: `/home/def/monitor/backend/server.js`
+- Service: `monitor-backend.service`
+- Bind: `127.0.0.1:4010`
+
+### Oracle refresh
+- File: `/home/def/monitor/oracle/fetch_prices.js`
+- Service: `otb-oracle-refresh.service`
+- Timer: `otb-oracle-refresh.timer`
+
+### Frontend source
+- Directory: `/home/def/monitor/frontend`
+
+### Live frontend served by nginx
+- Directory: `/var/www/monitor`
+
+## Oracle milestone summary
+
+This version marks the first major oracle release.
+
+### Added
+- Oracle asset registry
+- Oracle cache file
+- Oracle pricing engine
+- Oracle route layer
+- Oracle quote generation
+- Frontend oracle status panel
+- Frontend quote calculator
+- CoinGecko primary source support
+- CoinPaprika fallback support
+- Billing-enabled asset selection
+- Oracle integration into main monitor backend
+
+### Current oracle endpoints
+- `/api/oracle/health`
+- `/api/oracle/assets`
+- `/api/oracle/prices`
+- `/api/oracle/price/:pairKey`
+- `/api/oracle/quote`
+- `/api/oracle/status`
+
+## Asset status
+
+### Billing-enabled
+- USDC_ARB
+- ETH_ETH
+- ETHO_ETHO
+- ETI_ETICA
+
+### Present but not billing-enabled
+- EGAZ_ETICA
+
+## Source behavior
+
+### Primary
+- CoinGecko
+
+### Fallback
+- CoinPaprika
+
+### Notes
+- ETHO may resolve from CoinPaprika fallback depending on source response
+- EGAZ is intentionally excluded from billing until a trustworthy pricing source is finalized
+
+## Operational notes
+
+- Oracle API is mounted inside the main monitor backend under `/api/oracle`
+- Standalone oracle API service is no longer required
+- Refresh timer keeps the oracle cache fresh independently of UI polling
+- Frontend must be redeployed to `/var/www/monitor` after frontend source changes
+
+## Known constraints
+
+- Quote output currently supports CAD quote generation
+- EGAZ billing remains disabled
+- Frontend deployment is file-copy based rather than build-pipeline based
+- Monitor has no packaged release tooling yet
+
+## Recommended next work
+
+- Improve oracle source resilience and quorum logic
+- Add stronger deployment/update workflow for frontend sync
+- Extend quote usage into OTB Billing invoice/payment flows
+- Add cleaner release packaging / backup workflow for monitor
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+# Monitor
+
+Monitor is the pricing and oracle dashboard for `monitor.outsidethebox.top`.
+
+It began as a rotating market display for fiat and crypto lines and now includes a live oracle subsystem for billing-oriented crypto quote generation.
+
+## Current scope
+
+Monitor currently provides:
+
+- Rotating fiat and crypto line updates
+- 7-day sparkline display for supported assets
+- CoinGecko market chart integration for tracked assets
+- KlingEx pair support for selected ecosystem assets
+- Oracle asset registry and live cache
+- Oracle status panel in the frontend
+- Live quote calculator using oracle quote data
+- Oracle API endpoints for billing and future checkout integrations
+
+## Oracle milestone
+
+This release introduces the first production-style oracle layer for OutsideTheBox billing and payment work.
+
+Highlights:
+
+- Added `/api/oracle/assets`
+- Added `/api/oracle/prices`
+- Added `/api/oracle/price/:pairKey`
+- Added `/api/oracle/quote`
+- Added `/api/oracle/status`
+- Added oracle price cache refresh timer
+- Added CoinGecko primary pricing
+- Added CoinPaprika fallback pricing
+- Added billing-enabled asset handling
+- Added quote priority ordering
+- Added frontend Oracle Status panel
+- Added frontend live quote calculator
+- EGAZ remains visible but is currently excluded from billing quotes
+
+## Current tracked oracle assets
+
+- USDC on Arbitrum
+- ETH on Ethereum
+- ETHO
+- ETI
+- EGAZ (displayed, not billing-enabled for now)
+
+## Services and runtime layout
+
+Primary backend:
+
+- `backend/server.js`
+- Served by `monitor-backend.service`
+
+Oracle refresh:
+
+- `oracle/fetch_prices.js`
+- Refreshed by `otb-oracle-refresh.timer`
+
+Frontend:
+
+- Static files served by nginx from `/var/www/monitor`
+- Source files maintained in `/home/def/monitor/frontend`
+
+## Deployment notes
+
+Backend is served locally on:
+
+- `127.0.0.1:4010`
+
+Oracle routes are mounted under:
+
+- `/api/oracle/*`
+
+The tax nginx vhost serves the frontend and proxies API requests to the backend.
+The mintme webfront proxies public traffic to the tax host.
+
+## Important note
+
+If frontend changes are made under `/home/def/monitor/frontend`, they must also be copied into:
+
+- `/var/www/monitor`
+
+or the live site will continue serving the older frontend files.
+
+## Status
+
+This project is now at its first documented oracle milestone and is ready to be consumed by other internal systems such as OTB Billing.
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+v0.2.0